Keyboard Classroom

There have been a lot of articles written recently about the “Fluency” approach to teaching. Some criticize it, calling it robotic… that learning by rote or memorization isn’t really learning. We beg to differ.

You become fluent in something when you can do it almost subconsciously, that is, you don’t have to think about it. Educational experts have shown that when a student expends energy trying to decode words or sentences, he or she has difficulty with comprehension. Likewise, a child who cannot form or locate the letters on a keyboard will find composition almost impossible.

Typing skills are complex tasks but when broken down into sub-skills as we do with Keyboard Classroom, a learning disabled child can advance quickly. Once a sub-skill is mastered, the student moves up a level and is introduced to the next one, while practicing the one already mastered.

Practice should occur at least twice a day for just fifteen minutes each. Our studies have shown that this is sufficient to become a proficient typist in just 6 months. By that time, homework should become easier, note taking should become less of a chore (using a portable keyboard like an AlphaSmart), and above all, learning will become less of a chore.

Steve Shaw

“What are you crazy,” said a good friend the other day when the stock market took a 800 point hit.  Why would anyone want to launch a new business venture in an economy such as this?

The answer is, why not?  If you believe in the quality of your product, understand that there is a need for something truly unique, and realize that it is priced fairly and provides amazing value, you go for it.  Keyboard Classroom, when it becomes available next month, will be the only learn-to-type program on the market specifically designed and tested by students with learning disabilities.  We have nearly two decades worth of data showing that with dedication and commitment by both student and parent, it turns kids with ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc. into touch typists who can excel in the classroom.

So is launching a new business during an econimic downturn a risky venture?  You bet.  But as my favorite baseball team (that shall go nameless) used to say, “Ya Gotta Believe.”

Steve Shaw